What's happening in Beeston, Belle Isle, Cottingley, Holbeck, Hunslet, Middleton and Stourton
The fourth and final round of the Governments Energy Company Obligation (ECO) funding is being rolled out, with the funding available until March 2027. Previous versions of the grant have needed the strict eligibility to be met and although ECO4 isn’t open to every household, these criteria have been relaxed
This year the Friends of Middleton Park are looking for new volunteers to join our Show Committee to help organise one of our biggest events of the year, The Great Middleton Park Show. The Show includes a craft, flower and produce competition, market and food stalls, an entertainment arena with
Leeds was one of the last, if not the very last, of the big cities to install electric lighting in its residential streets. In my street there was only one dim gas street-light to serve 32 houses. There was no ‘night-time economy’. After the Leeds pubs closed at 10pm and
When author Jim Cathcart said, ”Aim high, the future you see, is the person you will be”, it seems to have found its way to a Belle Isle based 14 year’s old athlete’s mind. Leah Megan Sargent has earned a spot on the under 18s level 5 team-Twilight- for Rising
A huge number of people across the South Leeds communities take part, volunteer and lead a huge variety of activities each week which get themselves or others moving in some way. We feel these people are all ‘heroes’ and an inspiration to us and others. This month I caught up
Being active takes so many forms and means assorted things to different people. South Leeds is full of ways that all ages can move, have fun and find something that feels good for them. Every month we will take a deeper dive into a different activity, and we’ll explore the
Get Set Leeds Local (GSLL) is part of LCC’s Active Leeds, funded by Sport England. It’s a community led, insight driven approach to exploring how we (collectively) can support more people to move more through understanding what matters to communities, what things get in the way or what may enable
Beeston’s Asha Neighbourhood Project, in partnership with Humans Being (Supporting Women Unfolding project) delivered a free 6-week course before Christmas. 17 women from LS11 in joined the course and reported increased confidence and self-esteem. They learnt how gender impacts their mental wellness, the power of listening and asking questions, and
You don’t usually expect to find night club security men in a church. But the leaders of Middleton Park Baptist church think otherwise. “That’s exactly who Jesus would talk to!” they say “ because he was always looking out for the people on the edges in need of hope.” So
The St Luke’s CARES charity shop on Dewsbury Road in Beeston now has an accessable toilet thanks to funding provided by Councillors on the Inner South Community Committee. Shop manager Sally Thums said: “We’re very grateful to Hunslet & Riverside’s Cllr Mohammed Iqbal, Cllr Ed Carlisle and Cllr Paul Wray